The next phase of COVID-19 pandemic response: Revamping the CDC
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As the U.S. moves from responding to the introduction of a new human pathogen to living with ongoing SARS-CoV-2 infections, we must accept the fact that it is no longer March 2020.
The CDC is finally recognizing ‘natural immunity’ — legislators should follow suit
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There are now more than 65 million people who have recovered from COVID-19 in the United States. While vaccination for COVID-19 has been critically important to protect us against severe disease…
New Meds Show It’s Time to Change Approach to COVID-19
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Americans love a medicalized approach to treating disease. So, we must accept the fact that many Americans would rather take a pill than exercise or follow a diet to prevent disease.
We can control covid-19 before a vaccine by focusing on ‘core groups’
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Epidemics don’t spread equally within the entire population